Hosts: Ruth Gumbau, TV host, News Anchor, MC and events moderator, Speaker & Media Training. Journalist at Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals
Adam Martín, Freelance Journalist and Writer

08:30 h ACCREDITATIONS AND WELCOME
Reception of participants and initial networking

09:30 h INSTITUTIONAL OVERVIEW
Eva Díaz, CEO and Founder of the STEM Women Congress
Dra. Lisa Hehenberger, Director of the Esade Center for Social Impact and Professor of Strategy and General Management at Esade
M. Eugènia Gay,
Presidència, Relacions Internacionals, Educació, Salut, Drets Humans i Cicles de Vida – Ajuntament de Barcelona
Sònia Guerra, Presidenta de l’Institut Català de les Dones i Secretària General del Departament d’Igualtat i Feminismes – Generalitat de Catalunya

10:15 h TALK 1: Planos, robots y visión femenina, así se construye hoy
Ruth Quindós, Incubations Global Marketing Lead at HP

10:30 h TALK 2: Bound by the ocean: from cetaceans to connections
Viridiana Jiménez-Moratalla, Communications Advisor at Réseau Québec Maritime

10:45 h TALK 3: FetaLife, a fetal liquid incubator for extreme preterm babies
Elisenda Bonet, CEO & Co-founder of fetaLife Technologies S.L.

11:00 h COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING

11:45 h TALK 4: Mujeres que mueven el ferrocarril
Yaiza Lafuente, Project Manager at Captrain Spain
Ares Fusté, Director of Railway Safety at Captrain Spain
Lorena Zapico, Driver at Captrain Spain

12:00 h STEM SOCIAL PROJECTS
Fundació Esclerosi Múltiple:
Eva Navarro, Director of the Socio-Labor and Business Intermediation Department
Eva Escolano, Coordinator of guidance and job training
Topo: Laia Ibáñez, Graphic designer
Projecte la Llavor de Guissona: Laura Toset Gassó, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at BonÀrea

12:20 h PANEL: ETHICS COURTROOM NAVIGATING INNOVATION RESPONSIBLY
Moderator: TBC
Team A: María Jesús Puerta, Natural Resources and Energy Engineer – National Aeronautics and Space Administration International Winner – NASA Lunar Recycle Challenge (Phase 1 – Digital Twin) Team ESPERANZA
Serena Pérez, Principal Account Cloud Engineer & Oracle Women Leader in Barcelona
María Gaviño, Privacy Manager at Volkswagen Group España
Jordina Torrents, Senior AI Manager and Principal AI Architect at HP

Team B: Belén Jódar, Director of Operations at Xalok – Hiberus Media Labs
David Sancha, CEO of Xalok – Hiberus Media Labs
Álex Figueras, Telecommunications Engineering Student at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Ariadna Morancho, AI Governance & Data Project Manager at Volkswagen Group España
Nùria Agell, Professor, Department of Data, Analytics, Technology and Artificial Intelligence at Esade, Full Professor at URL, and Researcher at the Esade D3 Institute for Data-Driven Decisions.

Jury: Natalia Olson-Urtecho, Growth Advisor in HumanIT and Advisor at Rapid Scale VC, Plug and Play, Repscan and IDEDED
Ana Diez de la Fuente, CEO International Hubs in Spain & Group Head of Technology Hubs at Zurich Technology Delivery Center Barcelona
Anna Jiménez, Transformation & culture Director at GFT

The public votes ONLINE

13:00 h TALK 5: The Resilience Paradox: How Your Brain Decides When to Persevere or Walk Away
Katharine D’Amico, PhD, Professor of the Practice in Applied Neuroscience CEO President The Swala Institute / Swala Ventures – Applied Neuroscience, Communication, Leadership& Strategy for Business

13:15 h FISHBOWL CONVERSATION: GENDER EQUITY IN STEM: TRANSFORMING COMPANIES FOR AN INCLUSIVE FUTURE
Moderator: Adam Martín, Freelance Journalist and Writer
Ana Carolina Oliveira, Senior Director International Inclusion & Talent Officer at ADP
Leticia Palacios Berezo, Global Head of Talent & Culture at Abertis
Clàudia Peiró i Vidal,
R&D Firmware Engineer at HP
Aurora Bazaga, Mobile Director at CaixaBank Tech
Lara Carreter, Head of Barcelona Hub at Sanofi
Nuria Blasco, Managing Director at Tepsa Iberia

Topics: attraction and values; career and growth; and culture and work-life balance

13:50 h PRESENTATION OF THE AWARD TO THE WINNERS OF THE PANEL: ETHICS COURTROOM
Anna Cejudo, Co-CEO and Co-founder at Founderz

14:00 h NETWORKING LUNCH

15:00 h STEM WOMEN INDEX
Eva Navarro Martín,
Marketing Manager at Logitech
Elsa Giménez, Founder & CEO of KitCo
Ana Miguel, Mining engineer, Planning engineer at SENER- Member of STEM Women Association

15:15 h STEM MEN: THE PRIVILEGE OF THE INVISIBILITY
Moderator: Mar Porras, president of the STEM Women Association
Moderator: Natalie Akierman, Medical & Double Engineering Student (Electrical Telecommunications & Computer Engineering) at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Joan Pérez Pericot, VP and General Manager of HP
Ian Blanes, Dean of the School of Engineering at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Sergio López, Founder and CEO at hiberus

15:45 h TALK 6: Futuro de la IA en Técnicas de Reproducción asistida
Dra. Marta Colodrón,
Gynecologist specialist in Assisted Reproduction at the Barcelona IVF Clinic

16:00 h CIBERSECURITY: LIVE CYBER DRILL
Moderator: Vanesa Daza, Associate Professor at Pompeu Fabra University, Vice-rector for Knowledge Transfer
Maria Viader, CISO & DPO & Head of IT Governance at Volkswagen Group España
Laura Caballero, Directora de l’Agència de Ciberseguretat de Catalunya – Generalitat de Catalunya
Selva Orejón, Professor of Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity Experts at the University of Deusto & CEO of OnbrandinG 

16:30 h STEM AWARDS
Reader of the accord: Carol Romay, Global President of STEM Volunteers / Consultant

STEM Teacher Award
Jury: Patricia Acebes, researcher, economist, specialist in blockchain and Artificial Intelligence.
María José Lodeiros, SAP BTP Manager at Minsait
Eva Blanco, Freelance consultant and senior advisor on topics such as Employee Experience, Internal Communication, Business Culture, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Mercedes López, Professor at Institut de la Gastronomia de Barcelona

STEM Woman Award
Jury: Joana Barbany, Technology Business Development Director at Michael Page
Beth Camprubí, CEO, Business Coach & Product Manager of BECE Consulting & Language Services, SL
Almudena Castillo, Professor at Impact Hub Barcelona
Marta Alamany, Director of Hotel Catalonia Magdalenes,
Catalonia Hotels & Resorts

17:00 h GLOBAL STEM CONNECTION – SWAR VIDEO
Opening of new chapters: México & Perú
Delivery of the “Escalera STEM”: 
Karra-Lee Gerrits,
Cónsul & Trade Commissioner de Canadá en Barcelona
Eva Díaz, CEO and founder of STEM WOMEN CONGRESS

México: Nancy Márquez, President of the México Chapter
Alfonso Navarro, Cónsul Delegate of Mexico in Barcelona

Perú: Geraldine Collado, Vice President of the Perú Chapter
Luis Pablo Salamanca, Cónsul General of Perú in Barcelona

17:10 h HACKATHON DANONE – PRESENTATION OF THE 5 FINALIST TEAMS
Jury: Noelia García, Global HR Business Partner & DEI Manager at Danone
Shrya Gupta, Global AI Strategy Lead at Danone
Núria Puigvert,
Head of DataPowerHouse & SN Digital & Data Transformation at Danone
Elena Vilella, R&I Senior Design Manager Iberia at Danone

18:00 h CLOSING & STEM PARTY
Jessica Breitenfeld, Adaptability Practitioner, Event host Social Alchemist, Creative Producer, Communications Specialist & Engage Training

AGENDA HACKATHON DANONE

WELCOME. TO ENJOY BOTH EVENTS, FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS:

09:30 h STEM WOMEN CONGRESS OPENING CEREMONY  
Please, attend the SWC opening at CosmoCaixa stage
(SWC room)

10:00 h HACKATHON OPENING CEREMONY 
SWC Welcome to Hackathon Participants
Danone Welcome Ceremony
Explanation of the Danone Challenge (Hackathon room) 

10:30 h TALK: Idea to Impact: Pitch Strategy
Helena Torras, Investor and Independent advisor
(Hackathon room) 

11:00 h COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING
This time will be shared with the SWC
(SWC room)

11:45 h LET’S CREATE!
Working Time for Hackathon Participants
(Hackathon room) 

14:00 h LUNCH & NETWORKING
This time will be shared with the SWC
(SWC room)

15:00 h WORKING TIME
For Hackathon Participants
(Hackathon room)

16:45 h PRESENTATION RESULTS
Please, attend the presentation of the 5 finalist teams at CosmoCaixa stage
(SWC room)

17:15 – 18:00 h CLOSING CEREMONY AND STEM PARTY
Please remain in the SWC room
(SWC room)

PARTNERS

AN EVENT FROM

COLLABORATORS

SPEAKERS

Luis Pablo Salamanca

Cónsul General of Perú in Barcelona

Geraldine Collado

Vice President of the Perú Chapter

Alfonso Navarro

Cónsul Delegate of Mexico in Barcelona

Nancy Márquez

President of the México Chapter

Karra-Lee Gerrits

Cónsul & Trade Commissioner de Canadá en Barcelona

Selva Orejón

Professor of Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity Experts
University of Deusto

Laura Caballero

Directora de l’Agència de Ciberseguretat de Catalunya
Generalitat de Catalunya

Anna Cejudo

Co-CEO and Co-founder
Founderz

Jessica Breitenfeld

Adaptability Practitioner, Event host Social Alchemist, Creative Producer, Communications Specialist & Engage Training

Sònia Guerra López

Presidenta de l’Institut Català de les Dones i Secretària General del Departament d’Igualtat i Feminismes

Beth Camprubí

CEO, Business Coach & Product Manager
BECE Consulting & Language Services, SL

Mercedes López

Professor
Institut de la Gastronomia de Barcelona

Nùria Agell

Department of Data, Analytics, Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Researcher
Esade | URL| Esade D3 Institute for Data-Driven Decisions

Lara Carreter

Head of Barcelona Hub
Sanofi

Álex Figueras

Telecommunications Engineering Student
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

María Gaviño

Privacy Manager
Volkswagen Group España Distribución

Esteve Almirall

Professor Innovation - A.I. & Smart Cities
ESADE

Jordina Torrents

Senior AI Manager and Principal AI Architect
HP

Anna Jiménez

Transformation & culture Director
GFT

David Sancha

CEO
Xalok - Hiberus Media Labs

Sergio López

Founder and CEO
hiberus

Natalie Akierman Segal

Medical & Double Engineering Student (Electrical Telecommunications & Computer Engineering)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Patricia Acebes

AI and quantum Researcher at CTIC Centro Tecnológico
CTIC Centro Tecnológico

Vanesa Daza

Associate Professor & Vice-rector
Pompeu Fabra University | Knowledge Transfer

Ian Blanes

Dean of the School of Engineering
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Eva Navarro Martín

Marketing Manager
Logitech

María Jesús Puerta

Natural Resources and Energy Engineer - National Aeronautics and Space Administration International Winner - NASA Lunar Recycle Challenge (Phase 1 - Digital Twin) Team ESPERANZA

Adam Martín

Freelance Journalist and Writer

Helena Torras

Investor and independent advisor

Aurora Bazaga

Mobile Director
CaixaBank Tech

Clàudia Peiró i Vidal

R&D Firmware Engineer
HP

Joan Pérez Pericot

VP and General Manager
HP

Elena Vilella

R&I Senior Design Manager Iberia
Danone

Núria Puigvert

Head of DataPowerHouse & SN Digital & Data Transformation
Danone

Shrya Gupta

Global AI Strategy Lead
Danone

Noelia García

Global HR Business Partner & DEI Manager
Danone

Laura Toset Gassó

Head of Corporate Social Responsibility
BonÀrea - Projecte la Llavor de Guissona

Laia Ibáñez

Graphic designer
TOPO

Eva Escolano

Coordinator of guidance and job training
Fundació Esclerosi Múltiple

Eva Navarro

Director of the Socio-Labor and Business Intermediation Department
Fundació Esclerosi Múltiple

Leticia Palacios Berezo

Global Head of Talent & Culture
Albertis

Ana Carolina Oliveira

Senior Director International Inclusion & Talent Officer
ADP

Lorena Zapico

Driver
Captrain España

Ares Fusté

Director of Railway Safety
Captrain España

Yaiza Lafuente

Project Manager
Captrain España

Elisenda Bonet-Carne

Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder
Fetal Life Tech

Ruth Quindós

Incubations Global Marketing Lead
HP

Viridiana Jimenez-Moratalla Pelhate

Communications Advisor
Réseau Québec Maritime

Ana Diez de la Fuente

CEO International Hubs in Spain & Group Head of Technology Hubs
Zurich Technology Delivery Center Barcelona

Dra. Marta Colodrón

Gynecologist specialist in Assisted Reproduction
Barcelona IVF Clinic

Ana Miguel

Mining engineer, Planning engineer | Oficial Member
SENER | STEM Women Association

Ariadna Morancho

AI Governance & Data Project Manager
Volkswagen Group España Distribución

Katharine d’Amico

Phd, Professor of the Practice in Applied Neuroscience CEO President The Swala Institute / Swala Ventures - Applied Neuroscience, Communication, Leadership& Strategy for Business

Mª José Lodeiros

SAP BTP Manager
Minsait

Marta Alamany

Director of Hotel Catalonia Magdalenes
Catalonia Hotels & Resorts

Almudena Castillo

Professor
Impact Hub Barcelona

Eva Blanco

Freelance consultant and senior advisor on topics such as Employee Experience, Internal Communication, Business Culture, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Ruth Gumbau

TV host, News Anchor, MC and events moderator, Speaker & Media Training - Journalist
Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals

Belén Jódar

Director of Operations
Xalok - Hiberus Media Labs

Serena Pérez

Principal Account Cloud Engineer
Oracle

Maria Eugènia Gay

Presidència, Relacions Internacionals, Educació, Salut, Drets Humans i Cicles de Vida
Ayuntamiento de Barcelona

Maria Viader

CISO & DPO & Head of IT Governance
Volkswagen Group España Distribución

Natalia Olson

Growth Advisor in HumanIT and Advisor
Rapid Scale VC, Plug and Play, Repscan and IDEDED

Nuria Blasco

Managing Director
Tepsa Iberia

Elsa Giménez

CEO KitCo For Personal Development​​
Leader of Schools Spain

Joana Barbany

Technology Business Development Director
Michael Page

Susanna Cabos

Global President of Data Management at STEM Women Association & Director of Quality and Customer Satisfaction
Schneider Electric

Carol Romay

Global President of STEM Volunteers / Consultant
Freelance

Mar Porras

President of the STEM Women Association & Marketing Manager
Ricoh

Eva Díaz

CEO & Founder
STEM Women Congress​

AWARDS

STEM TEACHER AWARD 

The STEM Teacher Award aims to recognise and highlight primary education teachers who have shown outstanding commitment to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education. It highlights educators working with learners aged 3 to 16 who have inspired curiosity, creativity, and a passion for STEM disciplines through inclusive, innovative, and engaging teaching practices. These educators play a vital role in nurturing the next generation of problem-solvers, critical thinkers, and innovators.

SWC BCN 2024

STEM WOMAN AWARD 

The STEM Woman Award aims to recognise the outstanding work of women committed to the fields of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).

This award honours women who have made significant contributions in their field of expertise and have shown exceptional dedication to promoting gender equality in STEM disciplines.

SWC BCN 2024

Eva Miranda